Dikgwedi tša ngwaga ka Sepedi - The months of the year in Sepedi

Hlakola 4, 2021

Dumela. Thobela. O amogetšwe. 

Ke kgale mola ke ileng ka aba se sengwe mo blokong ye. Nnete ke go re, ke ile ka fela maatla sebakanyana. Eupša bothata bjo bo bego bo ntshwenya, bja go nhlohleletša gore ke thome bloko ye ga se bja tloga. Bjalo ka baswa ba Bapedi, le bjalo ga re tsebe polelo ya gabo rena ebile ga re kaonafale. Ge e le nna ga ke kgone o swara maikutlo a a nkgapeletšago gore ke dire se sengwe ka se. Ditebogo go bagwera ba ka ba malwa le babadi ba bangwe ka mantšu a bona a thlohleletšo go mangwalo ao a fetilego. Ke thlohleleditše go tšwela pele. 

Bjale, lehono ke ngwala ka ga khalentara ka leleme la Sepedi. Ke holofela gore o ka ithuta se sengwe. O iphsine. 

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It has been a long while since I last shared something on this blog. The truth is, I had been discouraged for a while. But the problem that has been bothering me, leading me to start this blog has not gone away. As the youth of the Bapedi people, we still do not know our language and it is getting worse. And I cannot help but feel the excessive urge do something about this. Thanks to a few of my friends and other readers for their positive feedback on the previous posts, I am encouraged to carry on. 

So, today I am writing about the calendar in the Sepedi language. I hope you learn a thing or two. Enjoy. 

Dinako - Times

Motsotswana - Second
Motsotso - Minute
Iiri - Hour
letšatši - Day
Beke - Week
Kgwedi - Month
Ngwaga - Year

00:00 - Iri ya lesomepedi mesong   (Midnight - Bošegogare)
00:05 - Metsotso ye mehlano go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mesong
00:10 - Metsotso ye lesome go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mesong
00:15 - Metsotso ye lesomehlano go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mesong
00:20 - Metsotso ye masomepedi go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mesong
00:25 - Metsotso ye masomepedihlano go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mesong
00:30 - Seripagare go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mesong/seripagare go ya go iri ya pele mesong
00:35 - Metsotso ye masomepedihlano go ya go iri ya pele mesong
00:40 - Metsotso ye masopedi go ya go iri ya pele mesong
00:45 - Metsotso ye lesomehlano go ya go iri ya pele mesong
00:50 - Metsotso ye lesome go ya go iri ya pele mesong
00:55 - Metsotso ye mehlano go ya go iri ya pele mesong
01:00 - Iri ya pele mesong

12:00 - Iri ya lesomepedi mosegare  (Midday - Mosegare)
12:15 - Metsotso ye lesomehlano go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mosegare
12:30 - Seripagare go tšwa go iri ya lesomepedi mosegare/seripagare go ya go iri ya pele mosegare
12:45 - Metsotso ye lesomehlano go ya go iri ya pele mosegare
13:00 - Iri ya pele mosegare

Matšatši a beke - Days of the week

Lamorena - Sunday (Sontaga is an Afrikaans derivative and not a Sepedi word)
Mošupologo - Monday (Mantaga is also an Afrikaans derivative and not a Sepedi word)
Labobedi - Tuesday
Laboraro - Wednesday
Labone - Thursday
Labohlano - Friday
Mokibelo - Saturday

Dilemo tša ngwaga - Seasons of the Year

Selemo - Summer

Jacaranda tree on a warm summer day
source: istock














Marega - Winter

Jacaranda treeson a winter day
source: Pinterest














Lehlabula - Autumn

Jacaranda tree in Autumn
source: Flickr














Seruthwana - Spring

Jacaranda Trees in Spring
Source: Pinterest














Dikgwedi tša ngwaga - Months of the year

Pherekgong - January



Dibokwana - February

Hlakola - March



Moranang - April

Easter eggs
Source: AgroTop


Mopitlo - May



Phuphu - June

Hector Pieterson carried by Mbuyisa Makhubo
running beside Antoinette Sithole
(Youth Day - 16 June)
Source: Review Online


Mosegamanye - June

Mandela Day (18 July)
Source: Hectic on 3


Photo - August

Sophia Williams-De Bruyn, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph
and Albertina Sisulu (9 August 1956
now known as Women's day)
Source: TimesLive


Lewedi - September

Sepedi Traditional Attire
(24 September - Heritage day)


Diphalane - October



Dibatsela - November



Manthole - December

The South African Herbex version of Santa clause
(Christmas day - 25 December)
Source: RidgeTimes



Ke a go leboga ge o kgonne go bala. Ka kgopelo, ngwala maikutlo le dipono tša gago ka mo fase. O se lebale go aba sengwalo se. Go fihla nakong yenngwe, ithlokomele. 

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Thank you for reading. Kindly please comment and share the post. Until next time, take care. 

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